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Hi, I noticed the closed computer rooms on 6 and honestly have been really disappointed, I often study there because of the wide tables and good lighting as well as computer availability, to have those rooms closed, especially during the end of semester are a real bummer. I bumped into a library official who said it was because of loud noise complaints, if so could at least 6.106 be opened and library worker rounds increased so that if those people come about they can be removed? I really hope this can be solved by next semester. Thank you

The Library responds…
Thank you for letting us know your study preferences especially around your use of level 6 in the Library. The Library assesses the study environment designed to foster exam preparation on level 6 after each semester and I will make sure your comment and suggestions are included in this process after the end of this semester.

This exam period I have seen people eating everything from apples and potato chips through to kebabs and pizzas (yes, really!)

It is very difficult to concentrate when someone is loudly working their way through a bag of Doritos!

I recommend a sign at every desk explaining that other students have complained about people eating.

Thank you !
David.

The Library responds…

Thank you for bringing your concerns about the Postgrad Room to our attention. You are right. The rule for that room is no food or drink except water. I have asked the team to increase the monitoring of the room and passed to them your suggestion about a sign pointing out the impact on other students. If you are studying in there and someone is behaving poorly and impacting on your study environment you can bring this to the attention of Library staff as it happens and they will assist you.

A recent study demonstrated the positive protective impact of physical activity behaviors and exercise on stress tolerance among university students (see Bland, Melton, Bigham, & Welle, 2014).
After getting out of my chair to stretch from a 3-hour study session and feeling silly to stretch in front of everyone, I thought how great it would be to have a dedicated room during the study break and exam weeks with a yoga video playing on loop so that people can take a short 10min break out of their study to exercise.

The Library responds…

Thank you for the great suggestion to provide a dedicated break out area for yoga and stretching in the library during exams. The Library understand how important it is to take breaks during long study sessions so we will certainly take this idea into consideration for future planning.